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The covid-19 outbreak detected in the Casa de São Pedro house in Alverca has already caused nine deaths, with 83 registered users and 49 infected workers, the Vila Franca de Xira City Council announced today.
In a statement, the municipality of Lisbon indicates a situation of the municipality’s homes, also indicating that 22 users died in the Misericórdia de Alhandra home, as revealed this afternoon to the Lusa agency by the Lisbon Regional Health Administration. and the Tagus Valley.
In this house, according to the Chamber, there are still 86 users and 30 infected workers.
“The assessment of the Local Health Authority is that, in both cases, the established public health standards are being complied with, the care of infected and uninfected users being duly protected in each of the institutions, as well as guaranteeing the working conditions to the respective workers ”, affirms the autarky, in the same note.
The municipality, chaired by Alberto Mesquita (PS), says that the infected elderly who remain in these homes have been permanently monitored and that, when there are major health complications, they are immediately referred to the hospital.
“As is known, the population that lives in these Residential Structures for the Elderly is made up of very old people, often with very serious pathologies, which unfortunately are aggravated by a covid-19 infection, which often leads to a very rapid worsening of his state of health ”, he adds.
In the statement, the Vila Franca de Xira City Council continues to leave a message of tranquility, especially for the population of Alhandra, noting that the outbreak in the Misericórdia home “does not represent a danger or an aggravated risk of community transmission, as all positive cases – users and workers – are serving their respective isolation period and are being duly monitored by the authorities ”.
It is also clarified that the workers of this home who remain at the service of the institution and all users are scrupulously complying with all protection and security procedures, so they do not constitute a risk of contagion ”, he assures.
Portugal represents at least 3,762 deaths associated with covid-19 in 249,498 confirmed cases of infection, according to the latest bulletin from the Directorate General of Health (DGS).
The country is in a state of emergency from November 9 to November 23, a period during which there is a mandatory curfew in the counties with the highest risk of contagion and neighboring municipalities. The measure covers 191 counties.
During the week, the curfew must be respected between 11:00 p.m. and 5:00 a.m., while on weekends circulation is limited between 1:00 p.m. on Saturday and 5:00 a.m. on Sunday and between 1:00 p.m. 00:00 on Sunday and 05:00 on Monday.
